Briefly, I wanted to update my last post Corporate Cities. Since writing, I discovered a couple similar ventures that I thought I’d note here.
First is the Philips Livable Cities Award. Philips wants to promote health and well-being in cities, and they’re doing this by offering 3 grants totaling €125,000. They’re collecting simple ideas from individuals, communities, NGOs and businesses in three main categories: Well-being Outdoors; Independent Living; and, Healthy Lifestyle at Work and Home. These areas are meant to influence public safety, personal health through diet, exercise, or engagement, and senior living.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX7qYllMteU&hl=en_US&fs=1]

Second is GE’s healthymagination program. This is GE’s initiative to improve healthcare through innovation. Healthymagination was started one year ago and has established a $250 million equity fund for making investments. Its first investment was made in CardioDx, a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company.

Briefly, I wanted to update my last post Corporate Cities. Since writing, I discovered a couple similar ventures that I thought I’d note here.
First is the Philips Livable Cities Award. Philips wants to promote health and well-being in cities, and they’re doing this by offering 3 grants totaling €125,000. They’re collecting simple ideas from individuals, communities, NGOs and businesses in three main categories: Well-being Outdoors; Independent Living; and, Healthy Lifestyle at Work and Home. These areas are meant to influence public safety, personal health through diet, exercise, or engagement, and senior living.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX7qYllMteU&hl=en_US&fs=1]

Second is GE’s healthymagination program. This is GE’s initiative to improve healthcare through innovation. Healthymagination was started one year ago and has established a $250 million equity fund for making investments. Its first investment was made in CardioDx, a cardiovascular genomic diagnostics company.